This dart may be tiny but it scored the author the win in the dart category.
This solid flathead ate a live pike on a 70lb leader when pre-fishing for jewfish.
Phil with pike-munching jewfish.
One of the jewfish that helped take out the inshore jew category. Page 40 – Bush ’n Beach Fishing, November 2021
SCF Australia fishing competition
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HE SCF Australia Garmin Research and Fishing Competition was held at the start of September. My friend Phil and I decided to have another go it at this year. In 2020, we targeted a lot of different species and ended up missing out on a few prizes by a centimetre or two. This year we came up with a good plan and even got out for a few pre-fishing sessions leading up to the competition. Our goal was to target four different species at different stages of the weekend. We knew where the fish were that could take out these sections of the comp, so all we needed to do was catch them. The competition has a great concept.
SCF Competition by KEITH STRATFORD
There are 15 inshore species to target and 15 offshore species. You need to catch the biggest two of each species to take home the prize of $500 cash. There are a few other categories to target as well, but we settled on three inshore and one offshore species. The briefing was held on the Friday afternoon with fishing to commence from midnight Friday and finish at 12noon on the Sunday. We planned to start at Bribie Island to target our first few species and then move to the Caboolture River to try for a shark and possibly a threadfin salmon. Our agenda kicked off
with filling the live well with yellowtail pike, as these are an awesome live bait and jewfish, our first target, are very fond of them. We planned to have a go at both the offshore and inshore jewies. The offshore section was always going to be a tough one to win, but we got on the board early with a 75cm and an 81cm. We didn’t bother hanging around to try for an upgrade. The next target was tarpon. I have a couple of consistent spots that hold some very solid fish. Phil score two thumpers in two casts measuring 63cm and 64cm. * continued P41
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